You are like water

A vast ocean of love

A lake of peace

An oasis of generosity

A well of compassion

Giving and giving

Quenching our desires

Cleansing our sorrows

Rejuvenating

Creating

Birthing

But even a deep well can run dry

When people keep taking and taking

Before skywater can replenish you

Until you wither and shrivel to stone

You are like fresh water

Soft, sweet and mild

Free spirited yet peaceful

Until people take and take

Till you become salty and bitter

A rage boils in your deep waters

Until you become a furious storm

That swallows any boat that dares

Dares to ask for sweet serenity

I am like fire

A candle of focus

A bonfire of passion

A kitchen flame of chaos

A forest fire of rage

A fiery meteor of ambition

You are like water

And that's a good thing

But this world thrives on balance

Your sweet mild lifeblood

Is lapped up by selfish fires

That use their flames to scare you

And grow larger and more destructive

You keep giving and they keep taking

You don't like conflict and resistance

So you give way, let them lap away

Until you shrivel into a trickling stream

I know water is free and boundless

But set up your dams and fences

Your water is precious and limited

Save it for those who will give you life blood too

Be it a warm bonfire or a river that feeds into you

0r soft earth that hugs you or a playful wind that guides you

Love and be loved

Let yourself grow and grow

Give and take

Please, I beg you

You are worth it